Sundown on the Forest

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Sundown on the Forest
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 1999
Genre Rock
Length58:08
Label Phoenix Rising
Producer Matthew Kelly
Kingfish chronology
A Night in New York
(1997)
Sundown on the Forest
(1999)
Live
(2000)
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Sundown on the Forest is an album by the rock group Kingfish. It was recorded over a period of several years with different combinations of musicians, and released in 1999. It was the first studio album by Kingfish since Trident in 1978. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The various musical lineups on Sundown on the Forest include past and present members of Kingfish, such as Matthew Kelly, Steve Kimock, Barry Sless, Barry Flast, Danny "Rio" DeGennaro, Fred Campbell, Mookie Siegel, Robbie Hoddinott, Jimmy Sanchez, and Ana Rizzo. A number of guest musicians and singers also perform on the album, including Jenni Muldaur, the daughter of Maria Muldaur.

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, another former member of Kingfish, appears on several songs, and sings lead vocals on "Padlock Cufflinks", as well as a duet with Barry Flast on "Starship Ride". Jerry Garcia plays guitar on "Ridin' High", a track created by combining a recording session from 1973 with newly recorded parts.

Track listing

  1. "Hurt Enough" (Barry Flast)
  2. "Sundown on the Forest" (Barry Flast, Michael Johnson)
  3. "It Don't Take Much" (Marcus Strange)
  4. "Burning in My Heart" (Barry Flast)
  5. "Ridin' High" (Bill Cutler)
  6. "Padlock Cufflinks" (James A. Nelson III, Barry Flast)
  7. "Goodbye, So Long" (Marcus Strange)
  8. "Every Little Light" (Matthew Kelly, Marcus Strange)
  9. "Eyes of the Night" (Barry Flast)
  10. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan)
  11. "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup)
  12. "Tennessee Blues" (Bobby Charles)
  13. "Starship Ride" (Country Joe McDonald)
  14. "Jump for Joy" (John Carter, Tim Gilbert)

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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References

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  5. Sundown on the Forest at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved June 24, 2007.
  6. Kingfish biography, Bay Area Bands. Retrieved June 24, 2007.